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Valentine’s Day is upon us again. It is what I consider a fairly useless holiday, filled as it often is …
A DANGEROUS CROWD Members of Iowa’s grand General Assembly are facing a Billy Joel dilemma. Judging by some bills we’ve …
Back in the late 90s, when I started covering the Legislature, Iowa was in the midst of a get-tough era. …
It was a curious sound I hadn’t heard in a very long time. ‘Tap … tap … tap.” It came …
Sit down and have a conversation with Iowa City blogger Brook Easton and you won’t walk away with the impression …
It’s looking more and more likely that Iowa lawmakers will ask Iowans to spare an extra dime at the gas …
A long time ago, months before hordes of Iowans gathered in school gymnasiums and community centers for the 2008 caucuses, …
The Week – An irregular feature. HUCKABEE ON CHOICES Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who won Iowa’s caucuses …
So presidential politics has infected the national debate over vaccinations and the growing number of folks who disregard sound scientific …
So your Linn County Supervisors are now pulling down six figures. Take that Polk County, the only other place where …
My sister-in-law, Susan, one of the strongest people I’ve ever met, couldn’t fight off a blood infection. She juggled not …
Cedar Rapids’ uphill, into-the-wind, spinning-on-glare-ice legislative push to get a casino faces long odds. But. hey, don’t fret, the city …
When you think about violence against law enforcement, you probably don’t turn a suspicious eye to your smartphone. But some …
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